With this post, Lara might have also have put an end to the debate that is still there between cricket pundits and fans to decide who was the better player between him and Tendulkar. 'He actually followed through and didn't play a cover-drive although he scored a double hundred,' he added. 'To me, it was a show of incredible fortitude, mental strength discipline,' Waugh had told.

Steve Waugh, who was leading in that Test, had also praised Tendulkar for the discipline. However, at the SCG, he decided not to play a single cover drive and showed great grit and determination. In that Sydney Test which ended in a draw, Tendulkar had scored 241* off 436 balls and helped India post a mammoth score of 705/7 in their first innings.īefore that Test, the Master Blaster was caught behind on a number of occasions on the deliveries outside the off stump which he tried to play the cover drive shot. #playsafe #backagainstwallĪ post shared by Brian Lara on at 10:09am PDT We can all learn the discipline needed to COMBAT anything in life from this performance 241 not out vs Australia. The comparison between Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar was the most debated topic among the cricket fans in the 1990s and 2000s the ‘Virat Kohli vs. Sachin Tendulkars India Legends will take on Brian Laras West Indies Legends in the opening match of the Unacademy Road Safety World Series at the Wankhede Stadium on March 7. View this post on Not was but IS one of the Greatest to have played our glorious game. The Brian Lara Cricket Academy is a multi-purpose stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago that was recently completed.

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